Webinstall is a script that allows you to download the SMF package directly to your web server. After downloading the package it will then decompress the package and direct you to the install or upgrade script as appropriate. Regardless of whether you are installing a new forum or upgrading an existing one, using Webinstall is exactly the same. Please keep in mind the Weinstall has issues on some servers so if it is acting up, please do a normal install which will work every time on properly configured server.

Obtain Webinstall

Simply download it from the download page. The file is small and should download quickly.

Upload Webinstall

Using FTP or another service, upload the webinstall.php file to the directory in which you wish to install your forum.

Run Webinstall

Open your browser and type in the address of the script. For example if you uploaded the file to the directory "smf," it would look like http://www.yourdomain.tld/smf/webinstall.php

Version & Languages

Select the version of SMF you want to install and the languages you want to be installed at the same time. Please note that languages are tied to specific versions of SMF. If you are a charter member or have access to other non-public packages, you may fill out the login form with your Simple Machines Community Forum account information. This will allow you access to those packages.

FTP Information

If you are prompted to do so, fill in the FTP information so that Webinstall can properly download and extract the requested packages.

Accept License

Please make sure to read over the license and simply check the box if you agree.

Sit Back & Relax

After submitting the form, the script will do some internal verifications and start downloading the packages. Please note that it will take a little bit of time to download the first package, and it may appear that nothing is happening. We assure you that there is. So, sit back and let Webinstall work it's magic.

In order to keep from overloading your server or timing out Webinstall will pause between each file it downloads. As long as you have Javascript enabled, it will resume automatically. Otherwise, you will need to click the continue button. After downloading all the packages it will begin extracting them. Just as when downloading, Webinstall will pause between the extraction of each package. Once it is done extracting all the packages, you will be transferred to the install or upgrade script.

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